Lack of model leaders

Lack of model leaders

One of the nation's problems is its lack of model leaders. It
is difficult for us to find a real leader who can set a good
example to the nation. There may be some people with high
leadership ability, but they -- unfortunately -- are not public
officials with authority to lead the nation.

We have suffered from a corrupt mentality, which has attacked
both private and state-owned institutions. Anticorruption drives
have been fruitless.

It is obvious that a corrupt mentality is caused by a crisis
of morality, which has hit most of the nation's elite. Hence,
statements by vice chairman of the National Commission on Human
Rights Salahuddin Wahid that leaders of mass organizations must
set a good example in the current anticorruption moves. He made
the comments when referring to statements made by leaders of
Nahdlatul Ulama and Muhammadiyah (respectively the largest and
second-largest Muslim organizations) on their moral drive against
corruption.

The drive won't work unless leaders of mass organizations set
good examples to the people on how to behave.

The nation badly needs real leaders who can become models for
the public.

-- Republika, Jakarta